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Accuracy Of Ultrasonography In Diagnosis Of Acute Appendicitis At King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Thitinan Chulroek
Accuracy Of Ultrasonography In Diagnosis Of Acute Appendicitis At King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Thitinan Chulroek
Chulalongkorn Medical Journal
Background: Acute appendicitis is one of the most common emergency abdominal surgical condition with a yearly incidence rate of approximately 140 per 100,000 persons in Thailand between 2014 to 2017. The diagnosis of appendicitis is mainly relied on clinical manifestations, but these diagnostic approaches are not always accurate. Imaging tests such as graded compression ultrasonography (US) and computed tomography (CT) have become more commonly used to improve the diagnostic performance.
Objective: To evaluate the sensitivity, specificity and predictive values of US in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis at King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital (KCMH).
Methods: We retrospectively gathered data from the …